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Suggest Treatment For Severe Hip Pain
I am having excrutiating pain in my upper hip bones and across the upper buttocks, the hip bone pain began back in july and came and went fairly regularly, last week it seems to have escalated and is now unbearable and constant. if I lay down for a bit and then try to get up the pain is beyond belief PLEASE HELP!!!
Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Hi,
It would be best for you to be seen as soon as you can to determine the cause of the pain that you are experiencing particularly since it is becoming more severe. Imaging and blood tests would be needed. Imaging would initially consist of an x ray of the back and blood tests may be a complete blood count and ESR (looks at inflammation in the body).There are different causes of back pain such as:
(1) fracture - unlikely if there is no history of trauma
(2) arthritis or other changes to the bones such as spinal stenosis
(3) due to muscle spasm
(4) cancer
(5) neurological or nerve related pain pain
(6) prolapsed disc
The physical examination and investigations would determine the cause and allow you to be treated appropriately.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
It would be best for you to be seen as soon as you can to determine the cause of the pain that you are experiencing particularly since it is becoming more severe. Imaging and blood tests would be needed. Imaging would initially consist of an x ray of the back and blood tests may be a complete blood count and ESR (looks at inflammation in the body).There are different causes of back pain such as:
(1) fracture - unlikely if there is no history of trauma
(2) arthritis or other changes to the bones such as spinal stenosis
(3) due to muscle spasm
(4) cancer
(5) neurological or nerve related pain pain
(6) prolapsed disc
The physical examination and investigations would determine the cause and allow you to be treated appropriately.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James
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